Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Timor-Leste
Gross tertiary enrolment in Timor-Leste was 31.0% in 2023.
Timor-Leste, 2023
31.0%
Change from 2010
+13.3percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
92nd of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Timor-Leste over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | – | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | – | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | – | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 17.7% in 2010, a change of +13.3 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 8.4%, the figure has changed by +22.6 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Timor-Leste has the 92nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Primary school enrolment (gross)
119.7%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
29.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
80.7%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
66.0%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
52.0%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
6.9%
2023 · UNESCO UIS